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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Michigan woman was arrested and hit with felony charges after she allegedly kept her disabled sister-in-law locked in a basement for two years, where she nearly starved the victim to death and blasted a radio non-stop.Tasha Beamon, 48, was charged with vulnerable adult abuse and unlawful imprisonment.The victim managed to escape the basement and broke a neighbor’s window on March 15 as she sought to enter the home, alert police and flee captivity, according to MLive.The neighbor called 911 and the victim told police that Beamon, the wife of the 58-year-old…

Saskatchewan’s forecast for fire season suggests northern and central areas of the province have a better outlook than last year, but drought conditions in the southwest could pose problems. Steve Roberts, vice-president of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), spoke with reporters on Wednesday.The Water Security Agency’s spring runoff report, published last month, speaks of a worsening drought in southern Saskatchewan. Roberts said those conditions could increase the risk of a smoky summer, though other factors will also play a role.“The severity of the 2026 wildfire season will be largely dependent on short-term weather trends,” he said.“It is important to…

Fremantle are set to face a fight to retain their heart and soul captain Alex Pearce, with an AFL legend urging Tasmania to entice the star defender home to serve as their inaugural skipper. 

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Christina Haack and Heather Rae El Moussa are redefining co-parenting goals one desert pool day at a time.The stars of “The Flip Off” took to social media this week to share a glimpse into their latest blended-family excursion. Posing poolside against a backdrop of desert mountains, Haack and Heather Rae showcased their vacation style alongside Tarek El Moussa and Haack’s boyfriend, Christopher Larocca.Haack opted for a vibrant yellow triangle bikini paired with a matching mesh sarong and a tan cowboy hat. Beside her, Heather Rae modeled a textured pastel pink bandeau bikini…

MAUMERE: A shallow 4.9-magitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia overnight, damaging dozens of homes and injuring multiple people, an official said on Thursday (Apr 9).The jolt struck at a depth of 10.4km, some 104km east of Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, shortly before midnight on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.Two villages on the small island of Adonara felt the biggest impact, with more than 100 houses damaged and at least 20 people injured, according to local official Ismail Daton Ban.Indonesia and neighbouring countries experience frequent earthquakes due to their location in the Pacific “Ring of Fire” – an arc of…

Activists and legal experts have condemned an Indian court’s verdict that handed down three life sentences to prominent Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi, saying the harsh sentencing of a 64-year-old woman “fits a broader pattern” of India’s policy with dissenting voices in the disputed region.Andrabi, the founder of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM), a banned all-women’s organisation, was sentenced on March 24 by a special National Investigative Agency (NIA) court in New Delhi. Two of her associates, Sofi Fehmeeda, a wheelchair-bound 36-year-old, and 61-year-old Nahida Nasreen, were also given 30 years in jail.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe three women were arrested…

Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21st, 2026. Oscar Molina | CNBCOpenAI plans to reserve a portion of shares for individual investors in what’s expected to be a blockbuster initial public offering. Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar told CNBC that the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence giant started testing the waters with retail in its latest funding round and saw “really strong demand” from individuals.OpenAI will “for sure” hold a slice for retail when it goes public, Friar told CNBC on Wednesday. “AI needs to garner trust…

Division within the Democratic Party over Israel was highlighted in Michigan Tuesday when left-wing podcaster Hasan Piker campaigned with Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan. El-Sayed’s decision to campaign with Piker has drawn scrutiny from across the political spectrum given comments the popular streamer has made on the Israel-Hamas war. Piker, who has over three million followers on the streaming platform Twitch, is known for marathon streaming sessions that can last upwards of 10 hours. He has amassed a significant following of young, progressive men.  Hasan Piker, left, listens as Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The practice of NBA teams losing games to boost their draft lottery odds continues to be widely debated.The NBA may claim progress, and just last month introduced multiple anti-tanking proposals to its board of governors. But that hasn’t stopped Warriors forward Draymond Green from offering a tougher possible solution.After the Warriors’ 110-105 win over the Kings on Tuesday, Green urged the NBA to take a more bold stance on issuing teams for tanking.”I think I get fined when I do wrong,” Green said. “Just fine the hell out of people. We love…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former Fort Bragg employee with top-secret clearance is accused of leaking classified military tactics to a journalist, then admitting to her mother that she could be arrested for exposing sensitive operations, according to a federal complaint.Courtney P. Williams, 40, an Army veteran assigned to a Special Military Unit (SMU) at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday and charged with unlawfully transmitting national defense information, including classified tactics used in covert missions, to an investigative reporter over a period spanning several years, federal prosecutors allege.According to…